Full Stock Market Course

Lesson 1 • Types of Securities and Instruments

Surveys common stocks, preferred stocks, ETFs, and derivatives. Clarifies how each instrument behaves and where it fits in a portfolio.

Lesson 2 • What the Stock Market Is

Defines equity markets, their economic purpose, and key participants. Establishes the conceptual baseline for every subsequent chapter.

Lesson 3 • How Orders and Trades Execute

Explains order types, bid-ask spreads, and trade settlement. Connects execution mechanics to real cost and timing outcomes for investors.

Lesson 4 • Regulatory Framework and Investor Protections

Outlines the functional roles of market regulators, disclosure requirements, and investor safeguards. Sets the compliance context applied in later chapters.

Lesson 1 • Income Statement Analysis

Breaks down revenue, expenses, and net income line by line. Teaches how to assess profitability trends and earnings quality.

Lesson 2 • Balance Sheet Analysis

Examines assets, liabilities, and equity to assess financial health. Connects balance sheet ratios to solvency and capital structure decisions.

Lesson 3 • Cash Flow Statement Analysis

Distinguishes operating, investing, and financing cash flows. Demonstrates why cash flow often reveals more than reported earnings.

Lesson 4 • Cross-Statement Financial Ratios

Applies ratios that span multiple statements to build a holistic company picture. Prepares students for the valuation techniques introduced in the next chapter.

Lesson 1 • Discounted Cash Flow Valuation

Builds a DCF model from revenue forecasts through terminal value. Teaches sensitivity analysis to quantify how assumptions affect the output.

Lesson 2 • Relative Valuation and Multiples

Applies price-to-earnings, EV/EBITDA, and other multiples to peer comparisons. Complements DCF by providing market-anchored valuation checks.

Lesson 3 • Principles of Fundamental Analysis

Defines intrinsic value, margin of safety, and the top-down vs. bottom-up approach. Frames the analytical mindset applied throughout this chapter.

Lesson 4 • Synthesising a Buy or Sell Decision

Combines DCF, multiples, and qualitative factors into a structured investment thesis. Introduces the written equity research note format used by professionals.

Lesson 1 • Support, Resistance, and Trend Lines

Teaches how to draw and validate key price levels and trend lines. These levels form the structural backbone of every trade setup in this chapter.

Lesson 2 • Foundations of Technical Analysis

Explains the core assumptions of technical analysis and how price reflects collective behaviour. Distinguishes technical from fundamental analysis and defines their complementary roles.

Lesson 3 • Building a Complete Technical Setup

Integrates patterns, levels, and indicators into a multi-confirmation trade plan. Prepares students to apply technical analysis within the risk management framework of the next chapter.

Lesson 4 • Technical Indicators and Oscillators

Applies moving averages, RSI, MACD, and volume indicators to confirm signals. Emphasizes avoiding indicator overload through selective, purposeful use.

Lesson 1 • Stop-Loss Strategies and Trade Exits

Covers fixed, trailing, and volatility-based stop methods. Connects exit discipline to long-term capital preservation and consistent performance.

Lesson 2 • Core Concepts of Investment Risk

Defines systematic, unsystematic, and behavioural risk types. Provides the vocabulary and conceptual grounding for every risk control technique in this chapter.

Lesson 3 • Drawdown Analysis and Recovery

Quantifies maximum drawdown, recovery time, and the asymmetry of losses. Motivates strict risk controls by showing the mathematical cost of large losses.

Lesson 4 • Position Sizing Models

Applies fixed-fractional, Kelly criterion, and equal-weight models to determine trade size. Demonstrates how sizing decisions directly affect drawdown and compounding outcomes.

Lesson 1 • Diversification Across Sectors and Geographies

Applies sector rotation logic and international diversification to reduce concentration risk. Builds on the risk controls established in the previous chapter.

Lesson 2 • Portfolio Theory Essentials

Introduces expected return, variance, and the efficient frontier. Establishes the quantitative foundation for all portfolio construction decisions in this chapter.

Lesson 3 • Performance Measurement and Attribution

Applies Sharpe, Sortino, and alpha metrics to evaluate portfolio results. Teaches attribution analysis to identify which decisions added or destroyed value.

Lesson 4 • Portfolio Rebalancing Techniques

Covers calendar, threshold, and constant-proportion rebalancing methods. Demonstrates how disciplined rebalancing maintains target risk and can enhance returns.

Lesson 1 • Trading Style Selection

Compares day trading, swing trading, and position trading across time, capital, and skill requirements. Helps students match a style to their personal constraints and goals.

Lesson 2 • Mean Reversion and Contrarian Strategies

Designs strategies that exploit overextended price moves and sentiment extremes. Contrasts with momentum approaches to show how both can coexist in a portfolio.

Lesson 3 • Trade Execution and Transaction Costs

Analyses slippage, commissions, and market impact on strategy profitability. Connects execution quality to the net returns realised from any trading system.

Lesson 4 • Backtesting and Strategy Validation

Teaches rigorous backtesting methodology, including avoiding look-ahead bias and overfitting. Ensures students can distinguish genuinely robust strategies from curve-fitted ones.

Lesson 1 • Short Selling and Hedging Techniques

Covers short selling mechanics, borrow costs, and equity hedge construction. Enables students to profit from or protect against declining markets.

Lesson 2 • Building a Professional Investment Process

Synthesises all prior chapters into a repeatable, documented investment process. Covers idea generation, research workflow, portfolio review, and continuous improvement.

Lesson 3 • Options Strategies for Equity Investors

Applies covered calls, protective puts, and spreads to enhance income and hedge risk. Builds on the derivatives introduction from Chapter 1 with practical equity applications.

Lesson 4 • Macroeconomic Drivers of Equity Markets

Links interest rates, inflation, GDP growth, and monetary policy to equity valuations. Provides the macro overlay that refines stock selection and allocation decisions.